The Vedas are Composed: 1400 BC


The Vedas are Written Down: 600 BC



The Vedas were books of poetry with stories and knowledge of the natural world and rituals. It included the Rig Veda, the oldest of the Vedas; and Upanishads, the last section, which sums the Vedas up.








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